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Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007

To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

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11/7/2007--Passed House amended. Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 -
(Sec. 4) Makes it an unlawful employment practice for covered entities (employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, or joint labor-management committees) to discriminate against an individual... morehide bill summary

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Number	Status	Purpose
H.Amdt882	Pass	An amendment numbered 1 printed House Report 110-422 to (1) provide explicitly that any religious corporation, school, association or society that is exempt under either Section 702(a) or 703(e)(2) of Title VII's religious exemptions is exempt under ENDA. It clarifies that the scope of Title VII's exemption is exactly the scope of ENDA's exemption (if a school is exempt from Title VII's religious discrimination prohibitions, it will also be exempt from ENDA); and (2) clarify that ENDA does not alter the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in any way. It strikes language referencing `a same-sex couple who are not married' in the Employee Benefits section of ENDA. It also inserts language clarifying that the term `married' has the meaning given such term in DOMA, directly incorporating DOMA's definition of marriage.
H.Amdt883	Pass	An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-422 to strike paragraph (3) of section 8(a), which prohibits employers from conditioning employment on a person being married or being eligible to be married.
H.Amdt884	Withdrawn	An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-422 to expand ENDA's protections to persons discriminated against based on gender identity, defined as the gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, with or without regard to the individual's designated sex at birth. The amendment includes language concerning shared facilities, dress, and grooming standards, as well as a paragraph stating that the construction of additional facilities are not required.

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
September 27, 2007		November 07, 2007

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November 07, 2007Roll call number 1057 in the House
Question: On Passage: H R 3685 Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)	Percentage of 'aye' votes: 54%	Result: Passed

Date	Chamber	Question	Aye	Nay	Result
November 07, 2007	House	H.R.3685 Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 On Passage: H R 3685 Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)	235	184	Passed	See Vote
November 07, 2007	House	H.R.3685 Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 3685 Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)	198	222	Failed	See Vote
November 07, 2007	House	H.R.3685 Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 2 to H R 3685	325	101	Agreed to	See Vote
November 07, 2007	House	H.R.3685 Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 1 to H R 3685	402	25	Agreed to	See Vote

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Added to calendar on Nov 13, 2007: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 479..
Nov 08, 2007: Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Passed roll in the House on Nov 07, 2007. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 184 (Roll no. 1057).
Nov 07, 2007: On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 198 - 222 (Roll no. 1056).
Nov 07, 2007: The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
Nov 07, 2007: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Forbes motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add at the end of section 8(c) that "nothing in this Act may be construed to modify, limit, restrict, or in any way overturn any State or Federal definition of marriage as between one man and one woman, including the use of this Act as a legal predicate in litigation on the issue of marriage."
Nov 07, 2007: Mr. Forbes moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor.
Nov 07, 2007: The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Nov 07, 2007: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Nov 07, 2007: The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3685.
Nov 07, 2007: UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
Nov 07, 2007: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Souder amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. George Miller (CA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceeding on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
Nov 07, 2007: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 793, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Baldwin amendment.
Nov 07, 2007: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 793, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Souder amendment.
Nov 07, 2007: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the George Miller (CA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. George Miller (CA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceeding on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
Nov 07, 2007: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 793, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the George Miller (CA) amendment.
Nov 07, 2007: GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3685.
Nov 07, 2007: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3685 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
Nov 07, 2007: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 793.
Nov 07, 2007: The Speaker designated the Honorable Ellen O. Tauscher to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
Nov 07, 2007: House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 793 and Rule XVIII.
Nov 07, 2007: Rule H. Res. 793 passed House.
Nov 05, 2007: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 793 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3685 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
Added to calendar on Oct 22, 2007: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 257..
Oct 22, 2007: Reported by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-406, Part I.
Oct 22, 2007: Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Oct 22, 2007: Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
Oct 22, 2007: Committee on House Administration discharged.
Oct 22, 2007: Reported by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-406, Part I.
Added to calendar on Oct 18, 2007: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 21..
Oct 18, 2007: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 12, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Introduced on Sep 27, 2007.
Sep 27, 2007: Referred to House Judiciary
Sep 27, 2007: Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Sep 27, 2007: Referred to House House Administration
Sep 27, 2007: Referred to House Education and Labor
Sep 27, 2007: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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December 07, 2007 What’s eating Raúl? ENDA pain!

In fact, Giffords didn’t vote at all on HR 3685, the final version of ENDA, which only covered sexual orientation. What happened? The House debate went late ...

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... sex discrimination law] bans discrimination on the basis of sexual or gender identity, the omission of protection for transsexuals in HR 3685 [ENDA, ...

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December 04, 2007 Letters: Protesting HRC; Calling for a “Con-Con”

... support the recently passed Employment Non-Discrimination Act ( ENDA ) ( HR 3685 ) that did not provide employment protection based on gender identity. ...

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February 06, 2009 Not-So-Strange-Bedfellows: Labor and the GLBT Community

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December 26, 2008 Shaw Valenza LLP : Publications

One federal law ripe for such debate is H.R. 3685 â the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 (âENDAâ). If passed, ENDA would grant federal anti-discrimination protections to individuals based on sexual orientation. ...

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December 24, 2008 2008 - End of a year of violence for TLBG people < TJobBank

November 7: HR 3685 passed 235 to 184, 14 not voting. 35 Republicans vote for the bill, 7 Democrats voted against bill because Gender Identity was removed. ENDA passes the house without transgender inclusion. ...

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